Economy

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange enters into a partnership with BNY Mellon to expand custodial services globally

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2 months ago

September 26, 2023

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange enters into a partnership with BNY Mellon to expand custodial services globally

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, one of the world’s fastest growing financial markets, has appointed BNY Mellon, the world’s largest hedge bank, to support the dual listing of global companies on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Through this collaboration, the bank will act as a link between the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the International Securities Depository Institutions (ICSD), enabling the market to benefit from BNY Mellon’s global presence.

This initiative is part of ADX’s strategy to work with internationally recognized global capital markets institutions to develop innovative solutions that help improve the market’s infrastructure and capabilities. This collaboration with BNY Mellon will enable international issuers to dual-list their securities, starting in the US and expanding to other countries. Also, the market will provide investors with new investment opportunities in global markets.

On this occasion, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange CEO Abdullah Salem Al Nuaimi said: “We are pleased to collaborate with BNY Mellon to strengthen our relationships with international securities depositories and facilitate dual listing in our fast-growing financial market. Our partnership with BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian, supports our strategy to drive innovation in our infrastructure, which will provide investors with a wide range of unique growth opportunities. Financial market in the region.

For his part, Hani Kiblawi, President of BNY Mellon International, said: “With our decades of presence in the region, we are pleased to work with a leading financial market such as the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to help investors have broad access to financial instruments.” Globalism. We focus on simplifying market complexity and connecting the financial system through innovative products and services that meet the needs of customers worldwide, and our appointment by the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is a prime example of this.

In recent years, the Abu Dhabi Securities Market has introduced several new initiatives to attract more investors and improve market liquidity. The most important of these initiatives are the launch of the Financial Derivatives Market in 2021 and the launch of FTSE Abu Dhabi Securities. Market 15 “Fadax 15” Index and “Fadax 15” Index. For futures contracts in 2022, it will be the first benchmark for futures contracts on the market’s financial derivatives platform.

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About Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).

BNY Mellon is a global investment firm offering sophisticated and thoughtful investment and wealth management services in 35 countries as part of its financial services offering to institutions, companies and individual investors. As of December 31, 2022, BNY Mellon’s total assets under custody/management reached $44.3 trillion in the securities and/or administrative services sectors, while total assets under management reached $1.8 trillion. A bank can act as a single point of contact for customers who want to initiate, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate banking brand of Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK).

About Abu Dhabi Securities Market:

The Abu Dhabi Securities Market was established on November 15, 2000, pursuant to Local Law No. (3) of 2000. Under this Act, the market enjoys legal personality, financial and administrative independence and necessary supervisory and administrative powers. Duties. On March 17, 2020, the Abu Dhabi Securities Market was converted from a public company to a public joint stock company in terms of Law (8) of 2020. Abu Dhabi Securities Market is affiliated with the Holding Company (ADQ). of the largest holding companies in the region. , Abu Dhabi has a broad portfolio of major companies operating in key sectors within the Emirate’s diversified economy.

The Abu Dhabi Securities Market is a market for trading securities. Including shares issued by public joint stock companies, bonds issued by governments or corporations, exchange-traded funds and other financial instruments approved by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is the second largest market in the Arab region, and its strategy of providing sustainable financial performance with diversified income sources is in line with the guiding principles of the UAE’s “Preparing for 50” agenda. The National Plan outlines the UAE’s strategic development roadmap, which aims to create a vibrant, sustainable and diversified economy that positively contributes to the transition to a new global model of sustainable development.

For more information on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, please contact:

Abdul Rahman Saleh Al Khatib

Director of Corporate Communications and Digital Marketing

Email: [email protected]

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Economy

Gold prices broke the barrier of $2070 per ounce at the end of last week’s trade

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2 hours ago

December 3, 2023

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Gold prices broke the barrier of $2070 per ounce at the end of last week’s trade

After weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and rising military tensions in the Middle East, gold prices rose to record highs at the end of last week’s trade, hitting a barrier of $2,070 an ounce. Adel Al-Fathli, head of strategic planning at Kuwait Dar Al-Sabah Company, said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday that the yellow metal managed to post a profit for the third week in a row. Along with weak US economic data. Al-Fathly said factory activity in the US has seen a continuous contraction for more than two months, along with a slowdown in personal consumption spending and a sub-level decline in the inflation rate in the US market. Gold futures (for delivery next February) rose 1.6 percent to $2,089 an ounce, while the dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against major currencies, fell 0.35 percent to 103.1 points. Analysts’ pessimistic expectations for growth in US spending and output next year sent investors back to the safe haven (gold), especially as the Federal Reserve (Federal Bank) has aggressive plans to cut interest rates. 25 basis points during the Bank’s regular meeting scheduled for March 2024. He expected gold prices to see a “significant rise” if expectations that the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 135 basis points by the end of next year hold true. This will certainly lead to an increase in precious metals in the long run. Al-Fathly said that important reports will be released this week, the first of which is the US labor jobs report, followed by the purchasing managers’ index for services, monetary policy announcements in Australia and Canada, and data on inflation rates in China and South Korea, “all of which are indicators that will determine gold’s trends this week.” .” He said he believed developments in the Middle East region this week would be “stronger” as analysts monitor field developments due to the heavy impact on precious metals prices by military operations and shutdown threats. Some commercial waterways.” As for the local market, the price of a 24-carat gram rose to 20.375 dinars (about $62.2), 22 carat to 18.68 dinars (about $57), silver finished at 297 dinars (about $905), he said. ) per kilogram. ounce. It is worth noting that is one of the units of mass measurement, it is used in various measurement units, it is also called ounce and is equal to 28.349 grams, while the unit of measurement for precious metals is equal to 31.103 grams.

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Economy

The world’s central banks are increasing their reserves… Details in 10 facts

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10 hours ago

December 3, 2023

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The world’s central banks are increasing their reserves… Details in 10 facts

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Central banks around the world continue to demand… Gold In 2023, gold trends for the third quarter of the current year 2023 as per the reports of the World Gold Council show that the demand for gold by banks has increased.

Central banks added 337 tonnes in the third quarter of 2023

The third largest buying level in the quarter reached by central banks

In the third quarter of 2022, banks bought a large amount of 459 tonnes of gold..

Since the beginning of 2023, demand by central banks has increased by more than 14%.

Total bank purchases of gold since the beginning of 2023 have reached a record high of 800 tonnes of gold.

Gold reserves reported by global central banks rose by a net 77 tonnes in September.

Central bank’s gold sale is only 1 ton.

– Fund outflows from gold investment funds continued in October, $2 billion

Since the beginning of the year, the funds’ investments have fallen 6%.

– Total cash outflows from gold-backed global investment funds have hit $13 billion since the start of the year

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Economy

Oil loses 2% as investors worry about OPEC plus cuts

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18 hours ago

December 2, 2023

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Oil loses 2% as investors worry about OPEC plus cuts

Oil prices settled up more than 2% – yesterday, Friday – after a volatile trading week as the market anxiously watched the latest round of OPEC Plus production cuts and a slowdown in global production activity.

Brent crude futures for February delivery were down 2.45% at $78.88 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 1.9% at $74.07.

For the week, Brent posted a decline of about 2.1%, while the West Texas Intermediate posted a decline of more than 1.9%.

On Thursday, oil-producing countries in the OPEC Plus alliance – which includes members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other countries including Russia – agreed to cut global oil production by about 2.2 million barrels on the world market. per day in the first quarter of next year, including… extending current voluntary cuts by 1.3 million barrels per day from Saudi Arabia and Russia.

The OPEC Plus alliance – which accounts for more than 40% of the world’s oil – is focused on cutting production, with prices falling from around $98 a barrel in late September, amid fears of weaker economic growth in 2024.

A survey showed that the US manufacturing sector is still weak, with the factory employment rate falling last November.

On Friday, talks to extend a week-long ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement (Hamas) collapsed, leading to renewed fighting in Gaza that could disrupt global oil supplies, Reuters reported.

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